Pompeii is an ancient Roman city that was buried under 20 feet of volcanic ash in 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted. It wasn't discovered until 1748. Now, it's a popular tourist attraction. Not only do you get to see the ruins of the city, but there are also plaster casts of the victims. Apparently, the bodies were buried and decomposed, leaving a space in the ash. So they filled them with plaster, and bam -- we get to see what these people looked like at the moment they died. Creepy.
Anyway, it was a beautiful day to be outside, and after trekking through Pompeii all afternoon, we rounded out our evening with coffee and some more gelato (this time tiramisu flavored) and watched Spain beat up on Ireland in a little outdoor cafe.
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